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By Loucoumane Coulibaly and Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast, the economic powerhouse of French-speaking West Africa, on Monday banned air travelers from the three countries worst-hit by the Ebola outbreak and ordered its flagship carrier Air Cote d'Ivoire to cease flights to and from them. Ivory Coast has not yet registered any cases of the deadly viral disease but is seen as vulnerable given its shared borders with Guinea and Liberia. Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut confirmed it has canceled a major meeting of managers in Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, due to concerns about Ebola's spread, in an indication that concern over the outbreak is hurting the regional economy. "We have banned flights to and from countries touched by the virus, notably Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.